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LectureThe Nile and the Niger: a comparison of Africa's greatest rivers and their surrounding cultures

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In this lecture Andrew Jaggs, University College London, investigates schools of thought relating to Kemet (the state around the ancient Pharaonic Nile, present-day Egypt and northern Sudan) and its affinities with the area of present-day West Africa, particularly areas around the Niger Valley.
Part of Black History Month 2018.